mobile

adjective

ˈmō-bəl How to pronounce mobile (audio)
Definition of mobilenext
1
as in portable
capable of being moved especially with ease a mobile electric generator

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2
as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis mobile workers who work the New England resorts in the summer and the ones in Florida during the winter

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Recent Examples of mobile Authy needs a phone number to work on your mobile device. — PCMAG, 14 Mar. 2025 Save Up to 30% Off With Kay Jewelers Promo Code To unlock exclusive discounts on your first order, sign up for Kay Jewelers’ emails and/or mobile text alerts. — Malia Griggs, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025 The increase was driven by higher costs in Tucows Domains and mobile services, partially offset by savings from Ting's operational adjustments. — Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 13 Mar. 2025 In other cases, a normal mobile browser can perform the same tasks. — Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mobile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobile
  1. portable
  2. migratory
  3. nomadic
Adjective
  • On the kitchen counter, a stainless steel pot sat on the portable electric stove that Ramirez also uses to heat bathwater.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • For this reason, having a highly portable spot cleaner is a must.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Definition of portable
Adjective
  • The home sits deep in the wetlands of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, which was established in 1933 as a refuge for migratory birds, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS).
    — Ashley J. DiMella Fox News, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Not unlike the human snowbirds, hundreds of actual birds use Port Aransas and neighboring Mustang Island as a popular resting place in their seasonal migratory patterns through the Central Flyway.
    — Mariah Tyler, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Definition of migratory
Adjective
  • There is nothing glaringly stupid like so much of Season 2, and the idyllic Maine setting is a much better fit for our nomadic protagonist.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
  • In reality, few of the rebellious nomadic pastoralists native to the territory ever acquiesced to Moroccan imperial rule.
    — Hannah Rae Armstrong, Foreign Affairs, 4 Mar. 2025
Definition of nomadic

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